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Long-Term Debt - 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Apr. 30, 2013
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
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Jul. 31, 2012
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2012
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Senior Secured Notes Due 2021 [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Senior Secured Notes Due 2021 [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes due 2023 [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
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Jul. 31, 2012
Liquefaction Credit Facility
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Liquefaction Credit Facility
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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Jul. 31, 2012
Liquefaction Credit Facility
2012 Liquifaction Credit Facility - LIBOR Loans [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Construction [Member]
2012 Liquifaction Credit Facility - LIBOR Loans [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Operations [Member]
2012 Liquifaction Credit Facility - LIBOR Loans [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]
Acquisition of Non-current Assets [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
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| Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||
| Line of credit borrowing capacity | $ 3,600,000,000 | $ 5,900,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | Jul. 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis | LIBOR | ||||||||||||||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Amortization Period | 18 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 3.50% | 3.75% | |||||||||||||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Collateral Fees, Amount | 178,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage | 40.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of Debt Hedged by Interest Rate Derivatives | 75.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument principal amount | 500,000,000 | 2,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease) for Period, Net | 1,400,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ (80,510,000) | $ (15,098,000) | |||||||||||||